Deal, New Jersey

Deal is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was founded in the mid-1660s and named for Deal, Kent, from which its founder Thomas Whyte originated. It was incorporated as a borough on 7 March 1898 from portions of Ocean Township, and, in 2000, 16.4% of Deal's residents were of Syrian heritage; 80% of Deal's population were Sephardic Jews, many of whom were Syrian. In 2016, Deal had a population of 733 people. 64.8% of the population voted for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.